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Werder Bremen Becomes Second Bundesliga Club To Leave Musk's X; Cites Rising 'Hate Speech' As Reason

Werder had more than a half-million followers for its German-language channel on X, which was named Twitter when the club joined in May 2008

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Bundesliga. Photo: X/werderbremen
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German soccer club Werder Bremen is the second Bundesliga team to stop posting on X, citing a rise in hate speech since Elon Musk bought the social media platform. (More Football News)

Werder announced the decision after a club meeting late Monday, following St. Pauli's decision last week also to post instead on the Bluesky platform.

Werder had more than a half-million followers for its German-language channel on X, which was named Twitter when the club joined in May 2008.

바카라Under the guise of freedom of expression, hate speech, hatred towards minorities, right-wing extremist posts and conspiracy theories have been allowed to spread on X at an incredible pace,바카라 the club said in a post in English.

The 바카라recent radicalization바카라 of X meant 바카라a line has been crossed,바카라 Werder said.

Musk was cited in a news release in German on Werder's website that claimed he used the platform as a political weapon.

Werder is eighth in the 18-team Bundesliga and won the last of its four titles in 2004.

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